mkfifo now generates AF_UNIX sockets as well as fifos. Use the -s opt to

generate sockets.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 b/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1
index 63a1352deb9..10f72708b4f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1
+++ b/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.2 1996/06/26 05:37:11 deraadt Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.3 1996/08/28 07:31:49 etheisen Exp $
 .\"	$NetBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.4 1994/12/23 07:16:54 jtc Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@
 .Os BSD 4.4
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mkfifo
-.Nd make fifos
+.Nd make fifos or sockets
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm mkfifo
 .Op Fl m Ar mode
-.Ar fifo_name  ...
+.Op Fl s 
+.Ar filename  ...
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm Mkfifo
-creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
+creates the fifos or AF_UNIX sockets requested, in the order specified,
 using mode
 .Li \&0666 
 modified by the current
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ and
 .Dq -
 operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of 
 .Dq a=rw
+.It Fl s
+Create AF_UNIX socket names in the file system.
+This is a non-standard extension.
 .El
 .Pp
 .Nm Mkfifo
@@ -79,9 +83,13 @@ exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
 .Xr mkdir 1 ,
 .Xr mknod 1 ,
 .Xr rm 1 ,
-.Xr mkfifo 2
+.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
+.Xr socket 2 ,
+.Xr bind 2
 .Sh STANDARDS
-The
+With the exception of the
+.Fl s
+flag, the
 .Nm mkfifo
 utility is expected to be
 .St -p1003.2-92